Teams365 Blog

Daily tips, tools and blog posts for leaders and their teams. Daily posts since January 2014. The Teams365 blog is brought to you by Jennifer Britton, founder of Potentials Realized, and author of Effective Group Coaching and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching.

This week's Sunday quote comes from Plato. It's a quote I have shared for almost three decades with groups I have worked with. My own roots as an educator and team developer stem from my teenage years spent working in the wilderness of Algonquin Park. My those early roots to further work as an experiential educator here in Canada and throughout the Americas, I have seen the transformative power of play in teams, organizations and communities.

​As we continue moving through spring you may be noticing a lightness in your teams. How can you incorporate more play into your work and team time? Some recent team play projects I've heard of from clients include:​An afternoon trip to the nearby ping pong tables or bowling alleyVolunteering with local kids charities​Getting active in community clean-ups​Taking a cruise (afternoon or evening) on the local lake (Lake Ontario is right at our doorstep here in Toronto, and the beautiful lakes up north when I am based out of Muskoka)

​What could some playtime look like for you and the team? How might it connect people and energize them?

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Jennifer Britton - Known for her writing and work in the areas of teamwork, leadership, team and group coaching, Jenn is the founder of Potentials Realized, and a former team leader with global organizations including the UN. She is passionate about helping teams and organizations to do their best work. Potentials Realized is a performance improvement company providing training, coaching and facilitation services.

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